Enid Pellant (2 results)

pp. 28. Stiff paper wrappers with a cut-out, a very good copy. *COPAC records TCD, Oxford and Sheffield.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A delightful and very scarce first edition fictionalised account of Sir Winston Churchill's pet lion, Rota. The very scarce first and only edition of this slight celebration of Rota, an African lion presented to Sir Winston Churchill to commemorate his victories in North Africa during World War II. Tame enough to let curious visitors reach in and touch him, Rota resided for a time in a cage outside of Churchill"s property, before finally being relocated to the London Zoo.Rota's stuffed body is now housed in The Lightner Museum, Florida.This work, from Enid Pellant, is a charming fictionalised account of Rota's life, illustrated throughout with photographs of the 'King of Lions'. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Two instances of small marks to front wrap. Gathering between page thirteen and sixteen detached but present. Otherwise, internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Good. book.